Stewart, who joined the Shrews from Leamington in January, performed 45 minutes towards his former membership in a 2-0 win on the New Windmill Floor on Saturday.
The 23-year-old netted the one aim in a 1-0 win over Stoke in Shrewsbury’s pre-season opener, which was behind-closed-doors, and is wanting so as to add extra objectives beneath his belt earlier than the beginning of the season.
“It was good to get off the mark. It was good to get my first aim and I am simply wanting ahead to getting my first within the league now,” he instructed the membership.
‘I am wanting ahead to getting my first within the league now’
“Hopefully within the first sport of the season I can get it beneath my belt. Hopefully I can get a pair extra objectives [during pre-season] to provide me just a little bit extra confidence so there is no excuses for that first sport of the season.
“We will get off the mark rather well and set the usual for the remainder of the season.”
The Leamington-born frontman propelled himself on to the Shrews’ radar with an astonishing 14 objectives in 23 video games for his hometown membership through the first half of final season.
He featured 15 occasions in League One for Shrewsbury following his winter arrival and began the ultimate three video games of the season beneath Michael Appleton.
Stewart registered his first league help for John Marquis’ winner at Barnsley within the penultimate sport of final time period and has featured alongside him in each pre-season video games.
33-year-old Marquis completed because the Shrews’ main scorer with 11 objectives throughout his debut marketing campaign at Croud Meadow and Stewart feels he can study loads alongside him in assault.
‘I can study loads from John Marquis’
“I can study loads from him. He has scored a great deal of objectives and I’ve performed with him once more at Stoke and Leamington,” he noticed.
“It is good making an attempt to construct that connection however he is a great participant. He is captain and a frontrunner as properly, and also you simply study subconsciously from him when it comes to his motion.”
Michael Appleton has had a busy first summer season in Shropshire, bringing in 5 new faces and letting 9 extra head for the exit door.
Shrewsbury have bolstered their back-line with the arrivals of Sam Stubbs, Tom Anderson and Will Boyle, whereas Tom Sang gives a flexible possibility throughout the pitch.
34-year-old Sam Clucas has additionally injected important expertise into the squad having performed for the likes of Hull Metropolis and Swansea Metropolis within the Premier League.
And Stewart believes that the summer season recruits have bedded in properly and add worth each on and off the pitch.
“They’ve all settled in rather well. Some actually good lads, they’ve truly added off the pitch in addition to on it,” he added.
“You may see on the pitch that we have signed some excellent leaders and you may see that off the pitch by the requirements they set.”
